The city of Earth was full of life bright lights illuminated the streets, cars moved endlessly through the roads, and people walked by without knowing that this ordinary night would become the last moment of their normal lives.
Among the crowd was a young man walking beside a girl his name was Zhou Yu he was not rich he was not famous he was simply an ordinary person living an ordinary life but to him, this moment was already enough the girl beside him was his girlfriend, the person who made his days more meaningful.
She suddenly looked at him with a smile.
"Zhou Yu, guess what day comes next week."
Zhou Yu glanced at her.
"Why do I feel like you're planning something?"
She laughed.
"If you guess correctly, I'll spend the night at your place."
Zhou Yu raised his eyebrows that was a very tempting reward he looked at her carefully, trying to figure out what she wanted him to say.
"A special day next week..."
He thought for a moment then he smiled.
"Your birthday."
His girlfriend looked surprised.
"You actually remembered?"
"Of course."
He looked proud.
"I wouldn't forget something important."
But before she could respond, the sky suddenly changed dark clouds gathered above them a moment ago, the sky had been clear now, thunder shook the entire city then rain fell not a light rain aheavy storm that arrived without warning.
"Quick!"
Zhou Yu grabbed her hand and pulled her toward a nearby bus stop the two of them stood under the shelter, watching the streets become covered by rain his girlfriend looked at him and smiled.
"You know, you almost got it wrong."
"Almost?"
"You were thinking about our anniversary first."
Zhou Yu looked away.
"I was just considering all possibilities."
She laughed.
Before they could continue talking, a strange sound came from the road a car approached through the rain it was different from the other vehicles the design, the appearance, and the presence of the car made it obvious that it was extremely expensive.
His girlfriend looked at it.
"That car must cost a lot."
Zhou Yu looked at the vehicle then his eyes narrowed he recognized it.
"That's..."
The car passed closer inside was a familiar face.
"Wang Fei."
Wang Fei their old classmate from high school back then, he and Zhou Yu had competed over the same girl wang Fei had always believed he was the better choice he had confidence he had status he had everything he thought Zhou Yu lacked but in the end, Zhou Yu won.
The girl chose him years had passed, but the rivalry between them had never completely disappeared the car was about to pass when Zhou Yu's girlfriend recognized him.
"Isn't that Wang Fei?"
She quickly waved.
"Wang Fei!"
The car stopped the window lowered wang Fei looked surprised when he saw them then his eyes moved toward Zhou Yu's girlfriend a smile appeared on his face.
"Long time no see."
But when he looked at Zhou Yu, the smile became slightly colder.
"Zhou Yu."
The two exchanged looks neither of them forgot the past however, Wang Fei quickly hid his emotions he glanced at the rain outside.
"You two are standing here in this weather?"
He smiled.
"Get in. I'll give you a ride."
Zhou Yu understood immediately wang Fei wanted to show off he wanted them to see his expensive car and how successful he had become but the storm was getting heavier so Zhou Yu and his girlfriend entered.
The inside of the car was luxurious wang Fei drove while casually talking about his life his achievements his business the things he had gained every word sounded like a reminder a reminder that he was no longer the person who lost to Zhou Yu in high school zhou Yu simply looked out the window.
He did not care but Wang Fei continued.
"Actually, I was surprised back then, everyone thought I would be the one to succeed."
He glanced at Zhou Yu through the mirror.
"But life is interesting."
"Sometimes the person who gets lucky first thinks he has already won."
The atmosphere inside the car became colder zhou Yu's expression darkened he knew exactly what Wang Fei meant his hand slowly tightened wang Fei continued smiling.
"Of course, I'm not saying you did badly."
He laughed.
"After all, you did win back then."
"Even if it was only because of circumstances."
Zhou Yu's anger reached its limit his fists clenched for a moment, he wanted to hit Wang Fei years had passed, but Wang Fei still acted like that day was something he could not accept zhou Yu raised his hand slightly but before he could do anything the car suddenly stopped everyone was shocked.
"What happened?"
Wang Fei stepped on the accelerator nothing the engine was completely silent then the lights began flickering the rain outside stopped not because the storm ended the raindrops froze in the air the entire world became silent zhou Yu slowly lowered his hand.
The anger in his heart was replaced by confusion a terrifying pressure descended the space around the car distorted the road disappeared the city disappeared everything around them began breaking apart like a dream.
"What is happening?" Zhou Yu's girlfriend whispered.
Even Wang Fei lost his confidence for the first time, fear appeared on his face a strange light surrounded the vehicle an unknown force pulled them away from Earth zhou Yu felt his body become weightless the last thing he saw was the city he had lived in his entire life.
Then everything vanished when he opened his eyes again earth was gone before him was a vast world of ancient mountains, endless forests, and a sky filled with unfamiliar energy.
A world where humans chased immortality a world where the strong controlled the weak a world completely beyond his imagination zhou Yu did not know it yet but the life of an ordinary man had ended and the road to becoming someone who would shake the heavens had begun.